{"id":576697,"date":"2026-02-17T02:53:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T02:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/576697\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T02:53:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T02:53:19","slug":"athletics-jack-perkins-role-undetermined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/576697\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletics’ Jack Perkins: Role undetermined"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Athletics<\/a> manager Mark Kotsay said last week that Perkins<\/a> (shoulder) will enter camp as a starting pitcher, but the team has yet to decide whether he’ll be a starter or reliever in 2026, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.<\/p>\n

“He’s a weapon that we have yet to determine the path,” Kotsay said. Perkins was much more effective as a reliever (2.75 ERA, 24.7 percent strikeout rate) than as a starter (5.68 ERA, 21.4 percent strikeout rate) during his time with the Athletics last season, but the 26-year-old is one of the A’s better young arms so the team doesn’t want to relegate him to a relief role just yet. The right-handed Perkins ended last season on the injured list with a right shoulder strain, and it’s not clear if he has any restrictions at the start of camp.<\/p>\n

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